Stand for detachably mounting frames and casings



May 1, 1951 J. E. v. WINTERBOURNE 2,551,405

smm FOR DETACHABLY MOUNTING FRAMES AND CASINGS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FiledApril 17, 1946 Twusurag :r. 20. v. wmam [0 sm, "6, M n-rrKf May I, 19512,551,405

STAND FOR DETACHABLY MOUNTING FRAMES AND CASINGS J. E. V. WINTERBOURNE 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 1'7, 1946 Patented May 1, 1951 STAND FORDETACHABLY MOUNTING FRAMES AND CASINGS James Edgar Vincent Winterbourne,London,

England, assignor to S. Smith & Sons (England) Limited, London, England,a British ompany Application April 17, 1946, Serial No. 662,89; 7 3 L InGreat Britain March 26, 1945 Claims. (01. 5856) This invention relatesto stands for detachably mounting frames and casings, such, for example,as are employed for clocks, pictures, mirrors, and other fittings whichrequire to be supported on a base, and of the kind in which the fittingis mounted in an opening in a holder, for example, in an opening betweentwo uprights spaced apart and secured to a base. An object of theinvention is to facilitate detachment of the fitting from the standwithout dismantling the stand and without the provision of unslightlyconnections.

According to this invention, there is provided a stand for theaccommodation and support of a clock or similar article, which articleis provided with pins projecting from either side thereof. The standcomprises a base and two spaced uprights fixed to the base, inwardlydirected projections on said uprights, each of which projections isformed with an inwardly facing slot closed at its upper end but open atits lower end, the clock or similar article being disposed between saiduprights and the pins respectively engaging within said slots, saidstand also comprising retaining means adapted to hold said pins againstthe closed ends of the slots.

The said retaining means may either comprise a packing piece detachablysecured to the base, or a set-screw extending through the base so as toengage with the bottom of the fitting.

Preferably, the lengths of the slots are such that when the fitting hasbeen raised by said retaining means, the pins are held securely againstthe ends of the slots.

The following is a description of a number of embodiments of theinvention, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a clock mounting showing one of theuprights partly in section;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 22 of Figure 1 looking in an upwarddirection;

Figure 3 shows the position of the clock when assembling it with theuprights;

Figure 4 is a similar view to Figure 3 of an alternative form ofmounting; and

Figure 5 shows the position of the clock when assembled with themounting of Figure 4.

As will be seen from Figure 1, the clock mounting comprises two uprightsI0 secured to or formed integral with a base H. At their upper ends theuprights are provided with two inwardly directed portions l2 havingdownwardly directed faces 13. Extending upwardly from these faces areslots M which are arranged to accommodate pins I5 fixed to the clockcasing l6 and which terminate short of the top of the uprights, In

order to assemble the clock in theuprightsit is tilted into the positionshown in Figure 3, and then slipped into position with the pin [5immediately below the open ends of the slots M. It may then be raisedand when the pins are at or near the tops of the slots the clock may betilted into the position shown in Figure 1. If it is desired to maintainthe pins tight against the tops of the slots they are of such a lengthas to leave a gap between the base I l and the lower part of the casinginto which may be slid a packing piece I! which may be wedge-shaped andmay be maintained in position by screws l8.

In cases where it is not practicable to tilt the clock the spacing ofthe downwardly directed faces l3 from the base I I may be such as topermit the pins !5 to pass beneath them, as shown in Figure 4, when theclock is upright, and after raising them to the tops of the slots theymay be maintained in that position either by a packing piece, as shownin Figure 1, or by a screw l9 engaging a threaded hole in the base, asshown in Figure 5.

I claim:

1. A clock comprising a base, two spaced uprights fixed to the base,inwardly directed projections on said uprights, each of whichprojections is formed with an upwardly extending slot closed at itsupper end, a clock-case disposed between said uprights and having pinson either side thereof engaging said slots and retaining means adaptedto hold said pins against the closed ends of said slots.

2. A clock comprising a base, two spaced uprights fixed to the base,inwardly directed projections on said uprights, each of whichprojections is formed with an upwardly extending slot closed at itsupper end, a clock-case disposed between said uprights and having pinson either side thereof engaging said slots and retaining means disposedbetween the base and the bottom of the case so as to hold the case in aposition in which said pins abut the closed ends of said slots.

3. A clock comprising a base, two spaced uprights fixed to the base,inwardly directed projections on said uprights, each of whichprojections is formed with an upwardly extending slot closed at itsupper end, a clock-case disposed between said uprights and having pinson either side thereof engaging said slots, and a packing piece betweenthe base and the bottom of the case and of such size as to hold the casein a position in which the pins abut the closed ends of the slots.

4. A clock comprising a base, two spaced uprights fixed to the base,inwardly directed projections on said uprights, each of whichprojections is formed with an upwardly extending slot closed atits upperend, a clock-case disposed between said uprights and having pins oneither side thereof engaging said slots, a set screw extending upthrough a threaded hole in the base and engaging the bottom of the caseso as to hold the case in a position in which the pins abut the closedends of the slots.

5. A clock comprising a base, two spaced 1uprights fixed to the base,inwardly directed projections on said uprights each of which projectionsis formed with an upwardly extending slot, a clock-case the height ofwhich is greater than its fore-and-aft dimension, two pins projecting onopposite sides of the casing and at a greater distance from the bottomthereof as is the distance of the bottom of the projections from thebase, which pins are engageable with said slots by tilting theclock-case and introducing in between the uprights while moving the casebodily upwards and retaining means disposed between the base and thebottom of the case when the case is disposed upright so as to hold "thecase in a pattern in which the pins abut the closed ends of the stops.

JAMES EDGAR VINCENT WINTERCBOURNE'.

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